Truth be told I didn't know what it entailed when I ordered it (was referred to in French). The waiter explained and, being totally honest, I didn't change my order to save face. I hoped that I wouldn't be able to tell what was what when it came, however, it was presented with each individual constituent part separated out on the plate. For the avoidance of doubt the waiter also helpfully talked me through the dish as well

You get brains at hotpot restaurants here in China (Hotpot is a big dish full of boiling soup that you add your own meat & veg to).

It's kind of weird seeing a big plate of individual brains (I assume they are pig, about the size of a fist, maybe a bit bigger).

When I first came over here I used to try pretty much everything that looked weird. I had dog (yummy), snake (bony), a ducks head (horrible, hardly any meat), fried scorpions (spicy), sheep dick (chewy), monkey (ok but I wish they didn't leave the hands intact) and fertilised chickens eggs that they roast just before they hatch (eggy and beaky). The brains were the most difficult, I only managed a nibble. Weird pate like texture and a kind of creamy taste that is hard to get rid of. I won't try it again.

I just read WiseGuy's reply, maybe pate isn't the best description but it is what came to mind when I had it. Kind of like a cooked kidney crossed with sausage meat (the texture not the flavour), although maybe it varies depending on how it is cooked, mine was boiling in soup for ages.

On holiday in Greece last year, the nice folks that owned the apartments we were staying in took us for a day at the beach. They told us they'd be providing lunch too.

This turned out to be whatever they could find in the sea. Sampled various shellfish type things which were mostly still alive I guess. Pretty gross and didn't taste all that great, one was really grim and just tasted of weird chemicals!

Worst though was when one chap came back with an octopus he'd caught. His mum then took it and started battering the poor thing on the rocks, to tenderise it or something. Once it was properly dead / tender / whatever, they started ripping off the tentacles and eating them raw. Normally I love octopus but didn't fancy it uncooked. Was getting flashbacks to Oldboy. Annoyed I wussed out now, but apparently didn't taste all that great anyway.